2021 POP Orchard Partner Survey Summary
POP sends out a survey to all of our orchard partners at the end of each season to learn about partners’ orchard successes and challenges,… Read More
Category Archives: POP Orchards
Spring 2022 POP Events Recap
Throughout the first half of the year, POP staff carried out a number of events, ranging from pruning training sessions to orchard plantings to community… Read More
Overview of POP’s Lead Orchard Volunteer Program
Program Background & Planning It is well past time to offer a formal introduction to a program that has been operating for two years now,… Read More
Fall 2021 Orchard Celebration & Open House
The end of September brought the return of two POP events: our online program, with new videos shared about our progress at the Learning Orchard,… Read More
POP TIPS: June Orchard Tasks
June is an important time for some key orchard care tasks including fruit thinning and pest and disease management practices. And June is of course when many of… Read More
POP TIPS: April Orchard Care Tasks
In what is sure to be a challenging month for all, April is a key time for orchard care and efforts now will help ensure… Read More
POP Learning Orchard: 2020 Season Summary
In this challenging year, POP staff and volunteers have been grateful for the opportunity to establish and engage with the POP Learning Orchard at The… Read More
POP’s 2020 Orchard Celebration Recap
On September 17, 2020, POP held an online program with video contributions from a number of partners and collaborators: don’t worry if you missed it,… Read More
Walking Tour of Strawberry Mansion Orchards
This post will introduce a new series of walking tours of POP orchards, orchard partners, and other historical/cultural sites of significance in different neighborhoods around the city of Philadelphia.